How can pure oats help in a change of diet?

Changing to a gluten-free diet means many changes to your diet. Adding pure oats to a gluten-free diet makes it easier to follow because the oats bring more variety and taste to the diet. Oats are also often the only familiar cereal among gluten-free cereals which means it brings good memories of earlier tasty foods. The use of pure oat products makes cooking at home easier as they are tasty and suitable for the whole family.

What are pure oats?

Pure oats are oats that haven't been in contact with gluten cereals at any point during the production process. As such, normal oats are not pure oats, even though they would be nothing but oats!

Where do pure oats come from?

Finnish Provena products are manufactured from definitely pure, gluten-free oats and they contain all the good qualities of oats. With the help of Provena products, a gluten-free diet remains diverse and tasty as you can enjoy delicious breakfasts and snacks and yummy baked goods without worry.

Is it worth giving up cereals entirely in a gluten-free diet?

Cereal products make up the basis of even a gluten-free diet. According to nutritional recommendations over half of your energy intake should be from carbohydrates. Without cereals this target is almost impossible to achieve. The daily fibre intake recommendation of 25–35 g is also only possible if your diet contains plenty of cereal products. For those following a gluten-free diet, sufficient fibre intake is indeed a challenge.

Why is oat fibre good for you?

For people following a gluten-free diet, the cereal highest in fibre and suitable for coeliacs is oats. Oats are wonderfully nutritious as they contain carbohydrates, protein and fats in appropriate proportions.

Provena products made from pure oats contain lots of fibre, which is the basis for a healthy stomach. The health benefits of oats are based largely on its soluble fibre, betaglucane, which has been proven to have several positive health effects.